| Lose it |
SNAP |
| Mai ___ |
TAI |
| Metropolis on the Tasman Sea |
SYDNEY |
| New arrival at Annapolis |
PLEBE |
| Not quite |
NEARLY |
| Pal |
BRO |
| Parts of some makeshift percussion instruments |
GOURDS |
| Pending letters |
TBA |
| Proton counts: Abbr |
ATNOS |
| Puppy protest |
YIP |
| Quark science |
PHYSICS |
| Quid pro quo transactions |
SWAPS |
| Raises a glass to |
TOASTS |
| Random scrambling of particles in suspension ... or a hint to answering the starred clues |
BROWNIANMOTION |
| Retirement-portfolio asset, informally |
TNOTE |
| Riddle for a student of Zen |
KOAN |
| Self-contradictory, in a way |
IRONIC |
| Shines |
GLEAMS |
| Sneak a look |
PEEP |
| Some important refills, for short |
RXS |
| Source of toughness |
SINEW |
| Squeeze-bunt result: Abbr |
RBI |
| Support financially |
DONATETO |
| Take down, as a Rube Goldberg machine |
UNRIG |
| They're liberal on campus |
ARTS |
| Thrown ropes |
REATAS |
| Track for many criminal-justice majors |
PRELAW |
| Trouser lines |
INSEAMS |
| Ultimate Angus sandwich seller |
ARBYS |
| Unspoken, say |
INNER |
| Vichyssoise or gazpacho, e.g |
SOUP |
| Vitus Bering, for one |
DANE |
| Well-meaning shooter of myth |
EROS |
| Wheel spokes, essentially |
RADII |
| With it, at one time |
HEP |
| Work ___ |
ETHIC |
| Zenith alternative |
RCA |
| ___ culpa |
MEA |